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Trump CORNERED As Alarming Black Unemployment Spike Tied To His Term
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5:05Now PlayingDonald Trump scrambles when cornered over new data revealing a spike in Black unemployment directly correlating to the start of Trump's recent term. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Four takeaways on Black unemployment in Trump’s economy
"Earlier this spring, I spent time in Little Rock reporting on a group of four friends, all women, who have unexpectedly found themselves facing the same problem: They’re Black, educated and unemployed. In a new story, The Washington Post examines how these four women are navigating this increasingly common reality in the United States. You can read the full report here. Along the way, data reporter Lydia Sidhom and I discovered some remarkable takeaways.
An unprecedented rise in Black unemployment
Black unemployment has always been higher than it has for White people, but not quite like this. At the end of the Biden administration, economists and civil rights leaders were pleased that the typical gap between the rate of Black unemployment and White employment rate was narrowing. But the ratio began to increase rapidly after President Donald Trump took office, peaking at 2 to 1 at the end of 2025 and barely budging since. The only other times that gap has widened in similar fashion this century was during the economic shocks of the Great Recession and the coronavirus pandemic."
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